Lean Material Strategies (LMS) Engineer Ref# 32349-2

Lean Material Strategies (LMS) Engineer, Warren, MI, General Motors. Work w/ Vehicle Syss Material Execution Plant Leads to implement automated (robotic) syss for material storage, material flow &parts sequencing to support GM vehicle assy plant General Assy areas. Identify &implement automated material delivery eqpmt, incl. Automated Guided Cart syss, automated fork trucks, & automated tugger units, within vehicle assy plants to optimize material flow for current &future prgrms. Plan &lead deployments of Operator Assist Technology (OAT) & Automated Storage &Retrieval Systems (ASRSs) to optimize required manpower &floor space to support future vehicle prgrms in GA. Continuously improve all LMS initiatives, incl. optimization of presentation of materials (material racks) to operators on lines, & pro-cess documentation of standardized work to support LMS. Use AutoCAD tool to define plant delivery routes (pickup &drop off) for installation &execution of all automated material syss, incl. weekends &shutdown periods. Provide on-site technical support &issue resolution assistance during all executions. Required travel to GM Factory Zero (Hamtramck), Flint, &Orion vehicle assy plants in MI to evaluate &validate kitting &lineside material strategies, installation of OAT eqpmt, &support deployment of ASRSs for material storage, up to 24 wks P/A (equal to ~ 46% annual travel). Master, Industrial Engrg, Supply Chain Mgmt, Mgmt & Information Syss, Logistics, or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer, improving LMS initiatives, incl. optimization of presentation of materials (material racks) to operators on lines, &processing documentation of standardized work to support LMS, or related. Mail resume to Ref# 32349-2, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.